New Delhi, June 24 -- The Iranian football team have been given an extra day to arrive in the United States of America and gear up for the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2026 group stage clash against Egypt in Seattle on Friday.

However, the team will have to return to their base camp in Tijuana, Mexico, shortly after the match. Amid political tensions with Iran, the United States had imposed strict travel measures on the Iranian football team.

This included the team arriving in the United States just a day before their match and leaving as soon as it ended. This led to Iran's head coach Amir Ghalenoei terming his team as the "most oppressed" at the FIFA World Cup.

"For the Iranian team's third match in Seattle on 26 June, the team has been p...